Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260585004224
Quarton Elementary
771 CHESTERFIELD AVE, BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 · (248) 203-3429 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
9 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
-32 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.4:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Quarton Elementary
Quarton Elementary, a medium-sized elementary-level community in BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, one of the schools within Birmingham Public Schools, educates 371 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Quarton Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Birmingham Public Schools, a district that instructs 7,217 students overall.
Demographically, Quarton Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder reads as 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
On the resource side, On paper, Quarton Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 2% of students at Quarton Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Oakland County's rate of about 32%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Quarton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.2%; this one delivers 66.6%.
In the area at large, Oakland County reports that median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Quarton Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Birmingham Covington School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Quarton Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.5%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Quarton Elementary has ticked down 8%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Quarton Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham Public Schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Birmingham Covington SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in BIRMINGHAM
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Birmingham Covington School0.7 mi · 643
- Ernest W Seaholm High School1.0 mi · 1,081
- Derby Middle School1.7 mi · 631
- Pierce Elementary School1.8 mi · 556
- Harlan Elementary School1.9 mi · 373
- Berkshire Middle School1.9 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Quarton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Quarton Elementary?
Quarton Elementary enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Quarton Elementary serve?
Quarton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Quarton Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Quarton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Quarton Elementary?
At Quarton Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Quarton Elementary in?
Quarton Elementary is part of Birmingham Public Schools.
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